The Committee for Oversight of the Fund for the Citizens of Israel (Sovereign Wealth Fund), which is responsible for the profits brought in from Israel’s new natural gas reserves, held a vote Tuesday on the amount of the annual allocation from the Fund towards the Citizens of Israel and transferred 35 million NIS for the establishment of housing for mentally challenged people, and an additional 75 million NIS for constructing youth movement establishments in the underdeveloped Israeli periphery.

17 May 2023

Read more: Israeli Citizens To Benefit From Natural Gas Reserve Profits For The First Time

The Hamas terrorist organization, which aims to increase its influence in the Palestinian cities under the rule of the Palestinian Authority, managed to complete a significant achievement: the An-Najah University in Nablus was painted in the organization's green color after winning an internal election against Fatah.

17 May 2023

Read more: Hamas Beats Fatah And The PA Establishment In Nablus University Elections

According to a report by Doron Kadosh, the military correspondent for the Israel Defense Forces radio station, the Islamic Jihad sought to attach a Hamas member to each of its operatives in order to prevent Israel from eliminating its operatives. The goal was for the operatives of the two terrorist organizations to move around during Operation Shield and Arrow in pairs or stay near them, and this, as stated, with the aim of trying to get Israel to avoid the elimination of Jihad operatives under the assumption that the IDF was avoiding Hamas targets. Hamas reportedly, and based on the volume of Israeli assassinations of Jihadists, refused the request.

16 May 2023

Read more: Hamas Denied Islamic Jihad's Life-Saving Request During The Recent Flareup

Throughout the Arab media in East Jerusalem, there are calls being made to prepare for the operation "The Great Dawn: at the Al-Aqsa Mosque" which will take place on Thursday at the same time as the annual Israeli Flag Parade and the ascent to the Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the reunification of the city in 1967 and has always ben marked with a Parade through the old city. Palestinian activists call the march to the Temple Mount "settlers breaking into the mosque and marching flags near it" despite no Israeli being allowed to enter the mosques.

16 May 2023

Read more: East Jerusalem Palestinians Prepare To Disrupt 'Jerusalem Day' Events

The Arab newspaper "Arab News", which is published in London, released a special edition to mark the 75th anniversary of "Nakba Day" and included a survey that examined the position of the Palestinians on a variety of issues, mainly concerning the conflict with Israel, such as the two-state solution and the Abraham Accords. While the survey also examined the extent of the Palestinians' trust in the local leadership, perhaps the most interesting part was how the Palestinians felt about a potential mediator for negotiations with Israel.

16 May 2023

Read more: "Nakba Day" Survey Shows Palestinians Have No Confidence In Their Leadership